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Congressman Stephen Lynch, Chairman of the Subcommittee on National Security, is calling on Apple and Google to provide more transparency regarding foreig...

Microsoft Releases Patch for 17-Year-Old Bug

Better late than never—Microsoft has released an update to a major vulnerability that is some 17 years old....

AMD Takes On Intel Xeon With Threadripper Pro CPU

The hits keep on coming for Intel as AMD rolls out its Threadripper Pro CPU, aimed at taking on the Intel Xeon....

Google Introduces Confidential Computing, a New Way of Encrypting Cloud Data

Google Cloud has introduced Confidential Computing in a bid to help secure data in the cloud. Goo...

UK and Australia Open Joint Investigation Into Clearview AI

The UK and Australia have announced a joint investigation into Clearview AI—to cheers of privacy advocates the world over....

US May Ban Contractors From Using Chinese Equipment

The US is ramping up its pressure on Chinese firms, with plans to ban any government contractor from using equipment from five companies....

iOS 14 Outs Major Apps For Snooping On Users

iOS 14 has a number of significant privacy improvements, one of which has been a source of embarrassment for several high-profile apps....

EARN IT Act Moves Forward After Addressing Encryption Concerns

The Eliminating Abuse and Rampant Neglect of Interactive Technologies Act of 2019 (EARN IT Act) has passed the Senate Judiciary Committee after addressing...

California Begins Enforcing New Privacy Law

Following a six month grace period, California has begun enforcing its new privacy regulation, effective July 1....

Legislation Would Ban Federal Law Enforcement From Using Facial Recognition

Senators Ed Markey and Jeff Merkley have introduced legislation that would ban federal law enforcement agencies from using facial recognition....

Comcast Joins Mozilla’s Secure Browsing Initiative

Comcast has become the first ISP to join Mozilla’s initiative and “provide Firefox users with private and secure encrypted Domain Name System (DNS) servic...

Boston Bans Facial Recognition For Government Use

Boston has joined the growing ranks of US cities that have banned the use of facial recognition by government officials....

Sony Announces $50,000 PlayStation Bug Bounty

Sony has announced it will pay significant bug bounties for PlayStation 4 bugs. Bug bounties are...

Senators Introduce Legislation Attacking Encryption

Another day, another attack on the encryption standards that protect every single person using the internet and computing devices....

How Does Hacking Impact Password Security?

The average business user has 191 passwords, but are they secure? Likely not. 91% of people know that reusing the same password increases their risk of a s...

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